November 2009
13 posts
October 2009
11 posts
I was playing soccer during #loma20
It’s been 20 years since the Loma Prieta earthquake or as I like to refer to it, the “big ‘89 quake.” Hard to believe so much time has gone by since then. I vividly remember when it hit. Here’s my #loma20 memory:
I was in the middle of a soccer game over at Hopkins and the ball had just gone out of bounds. While we were setting up for a corner kick, I decided to...
WatchConan interviews the real Ajay Bhatt, co-inventor of the USB. It was mildly funny up until the last 45 seconds, which are HILARIOUS. However, in order to understand what’s going on, you need to watch the entire video. So do it. Now.
“Developers are the kingmakers in the brave new world of the mobile Internet.”
– Nice quote - IMO not completely true, but hopefully one day in the near future… (source is here)
The U.S. Is Outsourcing Away Its Competitive Edge →
Hear hear. One quote to highlight in particular:
The prevailing view of the past 25 years has been that the U.S. can thrive as a center of innovation and leave the manufacturing of the products it invents and designs to others. Nothing could be further from the truth.
